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• Japanese octogenarian becomes oldest to reach Everest summit

  By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - An 80-year-old Japanese mountain climber who has had four heart surgeries reached the top of Mount Everest on Thursday becoming the oldest person t...

  Source: Reuters | Date: 2011-11-12 00:20:54

• 'THERE WERE DRUGS ALL OVER HER BED AND FLOOR': AMANDA BYNES' WORLD EXPOSED

  Shocking new reports appear to confirm the worst fears about former child star Amanda Bynes' drug use, mental state and living conditions - leaving many wondering just how the troubled starlet has fallen so far from her glory days as one of Hollywood's most popular teen stars.

  Source: The Hype | Date: 2013-05-23 10:25:49

• Dutch author wins Booktrust foreign fiction prize

  LONDON (Reuters) - Dutch author Gerbrand Bakker has won the 2013 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize awarded by Britain's Booktrust charity for "The Detour", a tale of infidelity, exile and isolation. ...

  Source: Reuters | Date: 2013-05-21 20:13:57

• 'Spider-Man' Broadway venue sold to Ambassador Theatre

  (Reuters) - Theatre company Ambassador Theatre Group's subsidiary Lyric Theatre LLC has purchased Foxwoods Theatre, currently home to the "Spider-Man" musical, from Live Nation Entertainment Inc, the ...

  Source: Reuters | Date: 2013-05-21 10:03:42

• A gnome grows in Chelsea - at the flower show, that is

  By Paul Casciato LONDON (Reuters) - Some spectators at London's Chelsea Flower Show wouldn't be caught dead with one in the boot of their Bentley, but garden gnomes have turned up at th...

  Source: Reuters | Date: 2013-05-21 07:18:56

• NBC News looks to Britain for its new president

  By Liana B. Baker (Reuters) - Deborah Turness, a former top TV news editor in Britain, will take over as NBC News president in August, at a time when it is looking to turn around the fo...

  Source: Reuters | Date: 2013-05-21 02:31:33

• Jon Stewart's humor a hit with millions of envious Chinese

  By Jane Lee SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Humor may not always translate well, but Jon Stewart is picking up millions of fans in China, where his gloves-off political satire is refreshing for ma...

  Source: Reuters | Date: 2011-11-12 00:20:54

• Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift big winners at Billboard Awards

  (Reuters) - Pop stars Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift won the big prizes on Sunday at the Billboard Music Awards, which also honored legendary performers Madonna and Prince. Bieber, who ...

  Source: Reuters | Date: 2011-11-12 00:20:54

• Amazon kills "Zombieland" TV project, backs "Alpha House"

  By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc decided not to turn pilot project "Zombieland" into a full TV series, but is going ahead with "Alpha House," as the world's lar...

  Source: Reuters | Date: 2013-05-18 10:03:19

• Singer George Michael gets medical treatment after car crash

  LONDON (Reuters) - British singer George Michael has received medical treatment after a car crash on Thursday, his publicist said. The 49-year-old former Wham! frontman was being treate...

  Source: Reuters | Date: 2011-11-12 00:20:54

• Steve Carell helps 'The Office' close its doors in moving finale

  By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The doors of Dunder Mifflin's Scranton branch closed for the last time on Thursday as NBC's "The Office" wrapped up after a nine-season run wit...

  Source: Reuters | Date: 2011-11-12 00:20:54

• Human Rights Watch advocate Cynthia Brown dead at 60

  (Reuters) - Cynthia Brown, who played a key role for Human Rights Watch for almost two decades, has died after a battle with cancer, the global advocacy group said. She was 60 years old. ...

  Source: Reuters | Date: 2011-11-12 00:20:54

• MILEY CYRUS'S POWDER FAIL FOR MAXIM'S HOTTEST 100 PARTY

  Singer/actress Miley Cyrus may have topped the list of Maxim's Hottest 100, but that doesn't mean she's immune to a good ol' makeup fail.

  Source: The Hype | Date: 2013-05-17 11:57:42

• New online soaps cut release schedule to twice a week

  (Reuters) - New episodes of relaunched soap operas "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" will now appear online two times a week, rather than four, after producers concluded fans weren't keeping up...

  Source: Reuters | Date: 2013-05-17 05:51:54

• Angry birds to invade screens (FP Link)

  Source: Yahoo!7 | Date: 2013-05-16 16:51:31

• Christie's contemporary sale is biggest auction in history

  By Chris Michaud NEW YORK (Reuters) - The spring auctions ended on a record-shattering high on Wednesday as Christie's contemporary art sale achieved the highest total - $495 million - ...

  Source: Reuters | Date: 2013-05-16 13:32:05

• Music's Dr. Dre, Iovine give $70 million to USC academic program

  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Dr. Dre and music mogul Jimmy Iovine have donated $70 million to establish an entrepreneurial undergraduate program at the University of Southern California, the Los Ang...

  Source: Reuters | Date: 2011-11-12 00:20:54

• Bahrain court jails six for insulting king on Twitter

  DUBAI (Reuters) - A Bahraini court jailed six people for a year on Wednesday for insulting King Hamad bin Issa al Khalifa in messages on the microblogging site Twitter, the official news agency said. ...

  Source: Reuters | Date: 2013-05-16 03:43:18

• A Minute With: Zachary Quinto on 'Star Trek,' Spock and coming out

  By Zorianna Kit LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Zachary Quinto has transitioned swiftly from a television villain into an unlikely action film star in J.J Abrams' rebooted "Star Trek" fra...

  Source: Reuters | Date: 2011-11-12 00:20:54

• Turks see art as good investment but also path to prestige

  By Asli Kandemir ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's contemporary art scene is buzzing. Collectors pay millions for the hottest works at exclusive auctions, high-end galleries are springing u...

  Source: Reuters | Date: 2013-05-16 00:12:55